(Washington, DC) – There’s a close primary race of an at-large seat on DC Council. With all precincts reporting, Democratic Councilmember Vincent Orange led Sekou…
(Washington, DC) — There’s a close primary race of an at-large seat on DC Council. With all precincts reporting, Democratic Councilmember Vincent Orange led Sekou Biddle 40-percent to 39-percent. It’s not official, with absentee ballots to be counted next week. Orange defeated Biddle last year in a special election. In other council races, Marion Barry, […]
(Baltimore, MD) — An Atlanta woman will be sentenced this summer after admitting to performing cosmetic surgery without a license in several U.S cities. Prosecutor Rod Rosenstein says an exotic dancer from Baltimore was almost killed. Kimberly Smedley pleaded guilty yesterday. The dancer ended up in the hospital after an injection. Prosecutors say Smedley used super […]
(Washington, DC) — DC city officials have announced a line-up of events to help mark the 150th anniversary of the city’s emancipation of slaves. The holiday is celebrated each year in the District, where in 1862 more than 31-hundred slaves were freed. Officials say the Emancipation Parade will be held April 16 along with a […]
DC Police are seeking two ‘persons of interest’ in connection with a shooting at an unusual location: inside a Northwest Washington IHOP Restaurant, crowded with early morning customers. Ridiculous, it’s really tragic”, says Claire Wiener, who sometimes stops by the IHOP at 14th and Irving Streets, in the Columbia Heights neighborhood. Police say the gunfire— around 6:30 […]
Discussions are underway to bring the Washington Washington Football Team back to its home in D.C. Although the team bears D.C.’s name, the franchise moved its stadium to Maryland in 1997 and hasn’t had a presence in the District since then. But The Washington Post reports that District officials are mounting the most serious effort […]
(Washington, DC) — President Obama will deliver remarks at today’s groundbreaking ceremony for the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture. Among those joining the president will be Georgia Congressman John Lewis, former First Lady Laura Bush, and actress Phylicia Rashad. The Smithsonian’s newest museum will be built next to the Washington Monument […]
(Washington, DC) – DC Police Chief Cathy Lanier plans to hold a community meeting this week to address the recent uptick in street robberies. There…
(Washington, DC) — DC Police Chief Cathy Lanier plans to hold a community meeting this week to address the recent uptick in street robberies. There have been more than a dozen holdups in various parts of Northwest just in the last week. Many of the robberies have come at gunpoint, which has more and more […]
T.I. and TINY were out and about in DC at Love partying it up. T.I. looked scrumptious and Tiny was right by her man’s side. Check out a few pictures from one of the hottest parties in DC this winter. And check out our good friends CAKES 2 A-T who presented the couple with yet […]
Ginuwine Musician Hometown: Forestville, Maryland Links: Twitter.com/#!/Ginuwine Ginuwine.com Wikipedia.org/wiki/Ginuwine Facebook.com/ginuwinemusic Click Here For Latest News On Ginuwine Bio: Ginuwine was born in Washington, D.C., on October 15, 1975, with the unlikely name of Elgin Baylor Lumpkin (after D.C.-born Basketball Hall of Famer Elgin Baylor). As a youngster, Lumpkin’s interest in music was ignited by Prince […]
Things seem to be getting better in DC!! NBC Washington reports that DC Police Chief Lanier announced that the Murder rate in DC is at an all time low, actually the lowest it has been in 50 years. However with the good news there is also bad news. The bad news is that although homicides […]
